The Killers
Directed by Don Siegel • 1964 • United States
Starring Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson
Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating the first-ever made-for-TV feature, which would prove too violent for American audiences in the wake of JFK's assassination.
-
The Killers
Directed by Don Siegel • 1964 • United States
Starring Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie DickinsonErnest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating th...
Extras
-
Clu Gulager on THE KILLERS
This interview with Clu Gulager was filmed for the Criterion Collection by Gulager’s sons, John and Tom Gulager, in Los Angeles in the fall of 2002.
-
Don Siegel on THE KILLERS
The following excerpt from director Don Siegel’s autobiography, “A Siegel Film,” published by Faber and Faber, is read by actor and director Hampton Fancher.
